Bottling and capping device



March 26, 1935.5 I I 5. J. WOODWORTH 7 1,995,373

BOTTLING AND CAPPING DEVICE Filed Nov. 16, 1931 2 Sheets-Sheet l /Z INVENTOR.

J pencer :1 h/oodworth 'Uc /ha/ ATTORNEY-S.

March 26, 1935.

5. 4. wooDwom-H BOTTLING AND CAPPING DEVICE 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Nov. 16, 1931 INV EN TOR.

lllllll ll:

II!!! 1 il ATTORNEYS.

Patented Mar. 26, 1935 .11 r r r I 1 UNITED STA..T.-E,IS ATENT- OFFICE h 1,995,373. r BOTTLING AND CAPPING DEvioE SpencerJ. woodworth, Detroit, Mich. ApplicationNovember 16, 1931, Serial No. 575,179 t s olail ns (01. 22 -75) 7 My invention relates to mechanism forbottling indicates a standard constructedintegrally-with, and Capping liquid beverages and has particular or secured in any suitable fashion to, asupportreferenceltolmechanism primarily adaptable for ing'foo-t 12 and having a goose neck shape at :use in conjunction withbeverages under pressure its upper extremity 'ias; indicated at I 14. The 5 .orjso called carbonated beverages. t e y f h goose neck DQI 'provided Y An object of the invention is to provide simwith a sleeve 16 through which a rack member 18 plified' means for bottling the carbonated bevermay slide. Apinion 20 issecured to a shaft22, 'age'without losing anyof the liquid during the which shaft is journalled in the goose neck adbottling operation and without diminishing the jacent the rack 18.and provided with a hand gaseous pressure within the liquid by virtue ofthe wheel 24 suitably securedthereto; It will be ap- 16 formation of gaseous bubbles which create a so;- parent that rotationof the hand wheel 24 actucalled beadduring such operation. v ates the racl; 18 in:a vertical direction, eitherup- Another object of the inventionis'to provide a wardly or downwardly in accordanewith .thedireadily manipulable device comprising-a minirectiorr of rotation of the hand wheel.

mum number of simplified component parts, in- The rack is provided-with a groove 26 into 15' expensive to manufacture and assemble. which a guide lug 28 projects for the purpose of performs the desired functions with maximum preventingrotation of the rack 18. The guide lug efficiency, r 1 a maybe associated with the sleeve 16 in any suit- Further specific objects ofthe invention consist ablemanner, a threaded screw inserted in the inproviding a portable structure which includes wall of the sleeve having been illustrated in the 20 means whereby the interior of the bottle to .be d wings. I s a 7 filled maybe quicklyand easily brought ,upto a The bottling andcapping head is of extremely pressure corresponding-mine pressure .of the simple Co t e ead verse 30 is p carbonated beverage and wherebylthefbeverage vided with avertical-passage 32-which passage- 5 itself may be'sub'sequently delivered into .the Way. terminates .at the. ledge POTtiOIl E bottle under pressure without creating anagitatending-downwardly a ou d t xtr mity f this tion within-the'liquid to stir-uppressure bubbles ledge po tion ere is an outwardly. fla ed Sk r to form anundesirable bead. h fOIWaId P t on ofthis skirt being 01 Still'another object of the invention is toas'soaway on a b v as nd e at 38 for ady i ciate, with the bottling means .a, capping device sertionb-f a bott e neck Extending rearwardly 30 whichj may'bemanipulated bythe same ontrol from the base of the skirt is a lateral flangeAO im'emberas the bottlingjheadandwhich is so 9550- ic S. apert r d v at 42- to receive the lower ciated with. thelmeans fortd elivering liquid into port on f-lth klfi. thebottle thatlonly a relatively slight movement As illustrated clearly in-Fig. 1', the bottling head of the bottle. after the filling operation, is-.neces- 30 is positioned. firmly on the. lower. extremity :sary. to bring the bottle into. capping position. of therack 18, being seated upon ,a recessed An importantfeatureof the invention resides ut Which isgthl'eaded 150 i threaded 6X- in the particular guide means associated withthe tremity 0f h Saidrack A K 4 xt capping mechanism wherebythe cap may be intransversely through the rear of thejfiange .40 serted therein without difficulty during the. period a di dapt d o S at. n a Sl ht depression 40 when the liquid is. being delivered into the bottle. provided in the.lower extremity .of .rack 18; for Various-other meritorious features of the inthe purpose of preventingyany relativesliding vention will. be apparent from the following d'emovement between the head and the rack. 'scription taken in conjunction with thedrawings A guide member having depending apertured 5 wherein like numerals refer to like parts throughears 50 is supported upon theouterj extremities out the several figuresandwhereim. 1 of the transversebolt 48 and securely positioned Fig. 1 is a side elevation of the'assembly, partly by means of thethreaded nuts. 52. This guide broken awayv and in section,-' 1 l f member includesa forwardly extending rail 54 2 is.a-front elevation, partly in-sectio'n, on the side adjacentthe hand wheel 24, which Fig. 3 .is. a bottom plan view. of the bottling and rail is flaredoutwardly as indicated at 56 in Fig. 50 capping head, and p 3. The said-guide rail includes a rear arcuate Fig. 4 is an enlarged. sectionalelevation illusportion 58 to limitthe movement of. the bottle tratingyone of the improved features-of the when transferring it from bottling to capping po-' device,- 7 sition but, as stated, the forwardly extending 55 Referring now to the drawings; the numerallo flared portion 56 is on one side-only, thereby'per- 55.

mitting'ready access from the other side to the recessed portion 60 of the nut 44. This nut may be magnetized and is adapted to retain or position a bottle cap 62 as. illustrated in Fig. 1.

A lateral passage 64 extending from the side of the bottling head communicates with the vertical passage 32 and each of these passages is adapted to receive a threaded valve fitting broadly indicated at 66 and 68. The fitting 68 may include a delivery tube '70 which is of. smaller diameter than the passage 32. A yieldable washer 71 is seated on the underside of the ledge portion 34 as a stop for the upper extremity of the bottle neck. The opening. in this washer corresponds in diameter to that of the passage 32.

In Fig. 2 the operation of the mechanism'is. clearly illustrated. The numeral 12. representsa,

pressure tank filled with any type of beverage '74 under pressure. carbonated, and that term has been utilized throughout with reference to any type of beverage which has been placed under pressure during its formation. The conduit '76 communicates flow through the line '76 and passageo i into the annular passageway surrounding the fluid delivery tube 70 and'thenceinto the bottle. In this way the pressure iii;' the bottle is brought up to the pressure existing in the pressure tank and the two pressures are in balanced relation. Then the liquid valve 68 is opened to permit flow of liquid through the conduit 78 and out the delivery tube '70 into the bottle;

By reason of thefact that a balanced pressure is. maintained throughout the filling of. the bottle there Will'be no tendency to lose the gaseous content of the liquid when it is delivered into the bottle by the formation of gaseous beads and bubbles when the liquid retained is subjected to a lowerpressure.

An important feature of the invention resides in additional means for "preventinglthe escape of gas from within the carbonated beverage, which means consists in a flexible guide tube 80 fitted over the extremity of the delivery tube 70, and resiliently constrained in a curved path to lie against the side wall of thebottle neck as clearly illustrated in Fig. 4. This flexible tube may comprise an outer rubber casing within which is secured a resilient member 82 possessing' a'substantial amount of inherent rigidity. A

' strip of spring metal bent to the desired curvature functions admirably for this purpose- The strip 82 may be permanently secured along one wall of the flexible tube 80 and the composite assembly positioned. over the endof delivery tube livery tube 'wwillbe directed against the wall of the bottle and then flow. downwardly along Such beverages are usually the said wall. Agitation of the beverage during the filling operation is thereby in a large measure prevented and consequent escape of gas and reduction of pressure in the beverage is substantially eliminated. Y

The bottle once filled, valve 68 is first closed, then pressure valve 66 is closed, the hand wheel 24 spun to raise the head 30 to a position at which the tube just clears the top of the bottle, the bottle moved slightly rearwardly guided by the rail 54 until it abuts the arcuate rear 58 of the guide, whereupon the hand wheel may be spun in the reverse direction to positionthe cap 62 over the top of the bottle. It is important to note that the length of the tube is such that the-delivery-extremity thereof is substantially on, a level. with thebottom of the recessed capper unit. For this reason the capper will always be in. accurate position to receive the top of the bottle when the head has been raised to the point wherethe end of the delivery tube just clears the top of the bottle. As hitherto stated, the cap62 maybe inserted inthe recess 60' even during the filling operation by reason of' the fact that no-forwardly projecting flared rail portion 56 is included on the'outer side of the guide unit. This is a substantial factor in successful use of the mechanism by inexperienced manipulators. V

Various modified forms of the improved features of my apparatus will be apparent to those skilled in theart and for that reason I wish to limit myself only within the scope of the appended claims. T

What I claim: 7 V

1. In combination'with mechanism of the class described, an integral bottlinghead including a filler head adapted to communicate with the opening of'a bottle, a cap retainer positioned 'rearwardly of said head in fixed relation thereto,

anda'guide rail depending outside said cap retainer and embracing one side only thereof.

2. In combination with mechanism of the class described, a vertically. movable. rack, said rack including-a threaded portion at its lower extremity, a magnetized and recessed nut threaded over said lower extremity, andta filler head seated upon the. upper side of said nut'and'extending laterally thereof. 7 r H I I 3. In combination with;mechanism of the class described, avertically movable rack, said. rack including. a threaded portion at its lower extremity, a magnetized and recessed nut threaded over said lower extremity, a filler head seated upon the upper side of said nut andextending forwardly thereof, and a guide rail secured" to said head in depending partially embracing relation to said recessed cap, the. securing means therefor cooperating with means on said rack for fixedly positioning said head. I

4. An integral bottling. head comprising, in combination, a capper, a filler head including a nozzle terminating at approximately the level of said capper, and a guide rail depending. below said 'capper' and said nozzle along one side only thereof to accurately position a'bottle with reference to the nozzle and capper.

6. Mechanism of the class described comprising a vertically movable rod terminating at its lower end in a capper, a filler head including a depending laterally extending apertured arm seated upon said capper, means extending through said filler head arm in cooperative relation to said rod for retaining the two in fixed relation, and a depending guide rail positioned by said means.

'7. In combination with the mechanism of the class described, a vertically movable rack, said rack including a magnetized and recessed cap retainer secured to the lower extremity thereof, and

a filler head seated upon the upper side of said cap retainer and extending laterally thereof.

8. In combination with mechanism of the class described, a vertically movable rod and means for moving said rod, a cap retainerrigidly. associated with the bottom of said rod and a filler head having a depending laterally offset foot portion rigidly secured to said rod, said filler head including a nozzle depending below said foot portion and terminating at approximately 10 the level of the bottom of the cap retainer.

SPENCER J. woonwormi. 

